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Household of James McGowan (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James McGowan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McGowan, born in 1841 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret McGowan, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Felix (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William (born 1836 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Maria (born 1807 in Ireland).


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James McGowan's household

Male

James

McGowan

Head
Female

Margaret

McGowan

Wife
Male

Felix

McGowan

Son
Male

John

McGowan

Son
Male

William

Lennox

Boarder
Female

Maria

Hughes

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name McGowan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McGowan

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Margaret

McGowan

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Felix

McGowan

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McGowan

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Lennox

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maria

Hughes

Servant

Widow

74

1807

Ireland

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